Through this workshop, you will receive resources and classroom-friendly materials to teach an engaging, standards-based financial literacy class or personal finance at any level. Discover useful tools and student-centered activities that bring financial concepts to life. Enrich your teaching with practical insights and interactive content, designed to enhance financial capability for both you and your students.

Agenda

Oct. 30, 2026

8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions
Gigi Wolf
 | Speaker Director of Education, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
8:15 a.m.

Cents & Sensibility: Navigating the New Financial Literacy Requirement

Stephanie Hartman
| Speaker K-12 Social Studies Content Specialist, Colorado Department of Education
8:45 a.m.

Smart Strategies for Financially Savvy Youth

Leslie Jones
| Speaker Youth Financial Education Specialist, CFPB
9:30 a.m.

Preparing Students for Employment

Chris Wolgamott
| Speaker Certified Financial Coach, Meritrust
10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Give Me a Little Credit

Jennifer White
| Speaker Experian
11:30 a.m.

Graduate Credit Review

11:45 a.m.

Lunch

12:15 p.m.

Savvy Shopping Tips

Herb Weisbaum
| Speaker Consumerman
1:15 p.m.

Beyond the Bet: The Economics of Gambling

Matt Pierson
| Speaker Associate Director, Nebraska Council on Economic Education
2:15 p.m.

Break

2:30 p.m.

Teach a kid to Save: A Fun, Hands-on Approach to Building Smart Money Habits

Stephen Day
| Speaker Associate Professor and Center for Economic Education Director, Virginia Commonwealth University
3:15 p.m.

New Personal Finance Resources from the Kansas City Fed
Gigi Wolf
 | Speaker Director of Education, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
4:00 p.m.

Student Programs: Building Real-World Skills in Hands-On Academic Competitions

Charlene Nichols
| Speaker Executive Director, Kansas Council on Economic Education
4:45 p.m.

Daily Download: Kahoot Edition and Reimbursments

Charlene Nichols
| Speaker Executive Director, Kansas Council on Economic Education
5:00 p.m.

Adjourn